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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.

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Turkey
29 Oct 2022
President Erdogan’s party plans constitutional amendment to protect against ‘perverse trends’
Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Turkey
19 Sep 2022
Thousands attend anti-LGBTQI demonstration in Istanbul
Anti-gender Conservatism Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Citizens' Initiative Protest
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Palestine
18 Aug 2022
Israeli crackdown on Palestinian CSOs, including Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Citizenship and Political participation Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Tunisia
22 Jul 2022
Prominent LGBTQI+ activist arrested during anti-referendum demonstrations
Illiberalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
5 Jul 2022
Singer of gay love song targeted by hate campaign
Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Citizens' Initiative State Institutions/Bodies Hate-speech Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Egypt
1 Jul 2022
Anti-LGBTQI+ social media campaign launched in Egypt
Citizens' Initiative Hate-speech Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Algeria
30 Jun 2022
Algerian police destroy copies of the Quran in rainbow colours
Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Block/Veto
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Syria
30 Jun 2022
Media reports that the Syrian regime confiscated children’s toys in Hama for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion State Institutions/Bodies Other act of discrimination Block/Veto
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Turkey
26 Jun 2022
An estimated 370 people violently arrested in Istanbul attending a Pride march on June 26.
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from violence State Institutions/Bodies Heads of State/Government Officials Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Lebanon
25 Jun 2022
Lebanon's Interior Minister issues a memo urging security forces to crack-down on "queer events".
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Heads of State/Government Officials Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Other act of discrimination
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Lebanon
24 Jun 2022
Floral installation in LGBT colours vandalised by Christian extremists
Religious extremism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Enactment of violence (offline/online) Citizens' Initiative
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Turkey
11 Jun 2022
Pride March at Middle East Technical University banned by rector; police forcibly break up university Pride March and arrest students
Anti-gender Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights University Enactment of violence (offline/online) Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Law Enforcement Authorities
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